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Chilling details emerge from deadly hostage crisis in Bangladesh
10-hour crisis in Bangladesh's diplomatic zone ended Saturday morning with at least 28 dead
By The Associated Press July 2, 2016
Bangladeshi security officers cordon off an area after heavily armed militants attacked a restaurant in Bangladesh's diplomatic zone in Bangladesh, Saturday, July 2, 2016. (AP Photo)
DHAKA, Bangladesh — The hostages were given a test: recite verses from the Qur'an, or be punished, according to a witness. Those who passed were allowed to eat. Those who failed were tortured and slain.
The dramatic, 10-hour hostage crisis that gripped Bangladesh's diplomatic zone ended Saturday morning with at least 28 dead, including six of the attackers, as commandos raided the popular restaurant where heavily armed attackers were holding dozens of foreigners and Bangladeshis prisoner while hurling bombs and engaging in a gunbattle with security forces. The victims included 20 hostages, mostly foreigners, and two Bangladeshi police officers.
The attack marks an escalation in militant violence that has hit the traditionally moderate Muslim-majority nation with increasing frequency in recent months, with the extremists demanding the secular government set up Islamic rule. Most previous attacks have involved machete-wielding men singling out individual activists, foreigners and religious minorities.
But Friday night's attack was different, more co-ordinated, with the attackers brandishing assault rifles as they shouted "Allahu Akbar" (God is Great) and stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka's Gulshan area while dozens of foreigners and Bangladeshis were dining out during the Ramadan holy month.
The gunmen, initially firing blanks, ordered restaurant workers to switch off the lights, and they draped black cloths over closed-circuit cameras, according to a survivor, who spoke with local TV channel ATN News. He and others, including kitchen staff, managed to escape by running to the rooftop or out the back door.
But about 35 were trapped inside, their fate depending on whether they could prove themselves to be Muslims, according to the father of a Bangladeshi businessman who was rescued Saturday morning along with his family.
"The gunmen asked everyone inside to recite from the Qur'an," the Islamic holy book, according to Rezaul Karim, describing what his son, Hasnat, had witnessed inside. "Those who recited were spared. The gunmen even gave them meals last night."
The others, he said, "were tortured."
Detectives were questioning his son and his family along with other survivors as part of the investigation on Saturday, as scattered details of the siege emerged. Authorities were also interrogating one of the attackers captured by commandos in the dramatic morning rescue.
It was not immediately clear whether the attackers had a specific goal, and Bangladesh authorities would not say if they had made any demands.
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility, saying it targeted the citizens of "Crusader countries" in the attack, warning that citizens of such countries would not be safe "as long as their warplanes kill Muslims." The statement was circulated Friday by IS supporters on the Telegram messaging service and resembled previous statements by IS. It was not immediately clear if its leadership in Syria and Iraq was involved in planning the attack. The Amaq news agency, affiliated with IS, also posted photos purportedly showing hostages' bodies, though the authenticity of the images could not be confirmed.
The government did not directly comment on the IS claim but has denied in the past that the extremist group has a presence in Bangladesh. The government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina instead has accused her political enemies of orchestrating the violence in order to destabilize the nation —which the opposition denies.
On Saturday, Amaq published photos of five smiling young men each holding what appear to be assault rifles and posing in front of a black IS flags whom the agency identified as the attackers, according to the SITE Intelligence Service, which monitors jihadi online activity. They were identified by noms de guerre indicating they were all Bangladeshis. Amaq said the fighters used "knives, cleavers, assault rifles and hand grenades."
Amaq said the attackers "verified" the identities of the hostages, sparing the Muslims and killing the foreigners.
The 20 hostages killed included nine Italians, seven Japanese, three Bangladeshis and one Indian, government sources said, as details of the bloodshed began trickling from other capitals worldwide. The White House confirmed Saturday that a U.S. citizen was among the hostages killed, but did not release any further identification.
"All the hostages were killed last night. The terrorists used sharp weapons to kill them brutally," said Brig. Gen. Nayeem Ashfaq Chowdhury of the Army Headquarters in a news conference Saturday night.
Two Bangladeshi police officers also died from injuries sustained while exchanging gunfire with the attackers Friday night.
Italian President Sergio Mattarella cut short a visit to Latin America because of the massacre, the Italian news agency ANSA reported. Italy's soccer players wore black armbands in a sign of mourning during Saturday's European Championship quarterfinals match against Germany.
A Roman Catholic priest in southern Italy, whose 33-year-old sister Simona Monti, a textile firm employee, was killed in the attack expressed hope that her death could contribute toward making a more just world. Rev. Luca Monti said he hopes "this experience of martyrdom for my family and the blood of my sister Simona can help contribute to building a more just and brotherly world."
In New Delhi, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said she was "extremely pained to share that the terrorists have killed Tarushi, an Indian girl who was taken hostage in the terror attack in Dhaka."
Nineteen-year-old Tarushi Jain had been on holiday from her studies at the University of California, Berkeley. She was in Dhaka visiting her father, who has run a garment business in the country for the past 15 or 20 years, according to Indian government sources, who were not authorized to speak with media and so requested anonymity.
But another Indian citizen, a doctor who spoke Bengali and could pass himself as a Bangladeshi, was released unharmed, a government source said.
A Bangladeshi woman Ishrat Akhond was also among the dead. She had been holding a dinner meeting with Italian businessmen when she was killed in the siege, according to three of her friends who did want to be named for fear of reprisal. One told The Associated Press, "She was such a loving person, such a good friend." Others posted photographs and messages of disbelief and condolences on her Facebook page.
Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, said two of its students were killed in the attack: Abinta Kabir, of Miami, Florida, a sophomore at the school's Oxford, Georgia, campus who was visiting family and friends in Bangladesh, and Faraaz Hossain, of Dhaka, a junior at the university's Goizueta Business School.
Ten of the 26 people who were wounded Friday night when the militants opened fire were in critical condition, and six were on life support, according to hospital staff. The injuries ranged from broken bones to gunshot wounds. Most of them were police officers, but one was a civilian.
Two foreign chefs working in the kitchen, Argentine Diego Rossini and Italian Jacopo Bioni, described how they made a dramatic escape during the initial attack by rushing to the rooftop terrace and then jumping down two stories onto a nearby building as the attackers chased them, firing their weapons and hurling grenades.
"They were very well prepared with bombs, guns, machine-guns, it was horrible", Rossini said in an interview with Argentine TV newscast C5N. "I still can't believe this happened, it was like a movie, they pointed with their guns to me and I could hear shots passing by. I was very, very afraid, like never before in my whole life … It was one of the worst moments of my life."
Another Italian, businessman Gianni Boschetti, was dining with his wife but had just stepped into the restaurant garden to take a phone call when the attack began. Italian state TV said Boschetti threw himself into bushes and escaped. His sister-in-law, Patrizia D'Antona, said that he "wandered all night" from hospital to hospital in hopes of finding his wife, 56-year-old Claudia Maria D'Antona. She was later identified as among the nine Italians found slain in the restaurant.
In the end, paramilitary troops managed to rescue 13 hostages, including one Argentine, two Sri Lankans and two Bangladeshis, according to Lt. Col. Tuhin Mohammad Masud, commander of the Rapid Action Battalion that conducted the rescue. Japan's government said one Japanese hostage was also rescued with a gunshot wound.
The commandos went in after the attackers did not respond to calls for negotiation, Masud said. As the troops, wearing flak jackets and helmets and armed with automatic weapons, moved in on the restaurant at 7:40 a.m., local TV stations reported the sound of gunfire and explosions. At least seven armoured vehicles and ambulances stood by.
The commandos killed six of the attackers and recovered explosive devices and sharp weapons from the scene, said Chowdhury of the Army Headquarters.
"Because of the effort of the joint force, the terrorists could not flee," the prime minister said in a nationally televised speech, vowing to fight militant attacks in the country and urged people to come forward.
The audacious attack came during Ramadan, when devout Muslims fast during the day and eat after dark. Many left the city of more than 10 million people for a nine-day public holiday with families to celebrate Eid al Fitr festival with families.
"Anyone who believes in religion cannot do such an act," Hasina, the prime minister, said. "They do not have any religion, their only religion is terrorism."
She announced two days of national mourning for the dead.
The government has cracked down on domestic radical Islamists by making scores of arrests. It has blamed local terrorists and opposition political parties — especially the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its Islamist ally Jamaat-e-Islami.
But the attacks have continued, with about two dozen atheist writers, publishers, members of religious minorities, social activists and foreign aid workers slain since 2013. Earlier on Friday, a Hindu temple worker was hacked to death by at least three assailants in southwest Bangladesh. IS and and al-Qaida affiliates have claimed responsibility for many of those attacks.
The escalating violence leading up to the unprecedented hostage crisis has raised fears that religious extremists are gaining a foothold in the country, despite its traditions of secularism and tolerance. That the attackers targeted a popular restaurant in the heart of the diplomatic quarter of Bangladesh's capital signalled a change in tactics. The restaurant overlooking a lake serves Spanish food and is patronized by residents of Gulshan, an affluent neighbourhood where most of the foreign embassies are located.
Associated Press writers Katy Daigle and Nirmala George in New Delhi, Ken Moritsugu in Tokyo, Frances D'Emilio in Rome, Jonathan Landrum in Atlanta and Matthew Pennington in Washington contributed to this report.
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Q: Pyspark: Read data from AWS:S3 bucket and write to postgres table I am trying to read data from S3 bucket and want to write/ load it to postgres table. My code is as-
from pyspark.sql import SparkSession
spark = SparkSession.builder.appName('Read Multiple CSV Files').getOrCreate()
path = ['C://Projects/Sandbox/file2.csv']
files = spark.read.csv(path, sep=',',inferSchema=True, header=True)
df1 = files.toPandas()

from pyspark.sql import DataFrameWriter
my_writer = DataFrameWriter(df1)

mode = "overwrite"
url = ""
properties = {"user": "","password": "","driver": "org.postgresql.Driver"}
my_writer.write.jdbc(url=url, table="test_result", mode=mode, properties=properties)

on line
my_writer = DataFrameWriter(files)

It gives error as-

AttributeError: 'DataFrameWriter' object has no attribute 'write'

On line, when parameter to DataFrameWriter() is passed as -
my_writer = DataFrameWriter(df1)

AttributeError: 'DataFrame' object has no attribute 'sql_ctx'

Is there anything/anywhere which I have done wrong?

A: There is no need to create a new instance of DataFrameWriter, spark dataframe already expose this interface using the write attribute. You can use this attribute to export the csv data using jdbc connection
# Read the data form source
files = spark.read.csv(path, sep=',', inferSchema=True, header=True)

# Write the data to destination using jdbc connection
files.write.jdbc(url=url, table="test_result", mode=mode, properties=properties)

How to fix your existing code?
Create a new instance of DataFrameWriter using files then use my_writer.jdbc to export the data using jdbc connection
my_writer = DataFrameWriter(files)
my_writer.jdbc(url=url, table="test_result", mode=mode, properties=properties)
#      ^^^^^^ No need to use .write attribute

A: Below solution is correct
spark = SparkSession.builder.appName('Read Multiple CSV Files').getOrCreate()
path = ['C://Projects/Sandbox/file2.csv']
files = spark.read.csv(path, sep=',',inferSchema=True, header=True)
df1 = files.toPandas()

from pyspark.sql import DataFrameWriter
my_writer = DataFrameWriter(df1)

mode = "overwrite"
url = ""
properties = {"user": "","password": "","driver": "org.postgresql.Driver"}
my_writer.jdbc(url=url, table="test_result", mode=mode, properties=properties)

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Is Toe Walking Abnormal for Children?
As young children grow and develop, they typically go through several phases of ambulation. Once infants have built up enough strength and coordination to move their arms and legs, they usually want to use this new ability to move from one place to another. Most children begin by scooting or crawling before they begin to walk upright. Once children begin to walk on their own, they also go through phases in walking. New walkers tend to have their legs wide to provide a steady base. They also walk with their arms outstretched to assist in balance. As children progress in walking, one phase many go through is that of toe walking.
Toe walker occurs when a child walks on their toes or balls of their feet during ambulation. This is usually a normal phase of walking, and most children stop walking on their toes around 2 years of age. Occasionally some children may persist in walking on their toes past their 2nd birthday. Usually this is simply out of habit, but occasionally this can be associated with another biomechanical or medical condition.
One possible reason that a child may be walking on their toes is that their Achilles tendon is too short. This condition, which is termed equinus, is common in adults, but is probably less common in children whose ligaments and tendons tend to be more flexible. Underlying conditions which could lead to equinus include cerebral palsy and other muscular or neurological disorders.
So how are you as a parent to know whether your childs toe walking is normal or a sign of a more serious problem? One thing to look for is to see if there are other muscular or neurological issues, such as problems with stiff muscles or a lack of muscle coordination. These signs may indicate that a check-up with your doctor is in order. At Foot and Ankle Associates, we specialize in getting our patients back on their feet and walking, whether they are just learning how to walk or have been walking for many years. With the knowledge and training to assist you with any questions you have about your child and their walking, we look forward to meeting you and taking part in the medical care of your family. Please call our office to schedule an appointment or use the convenient "Request an Appointment" button on our home page.


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Faouzi and William: Volubilis, 2017
27 March 2018 Festival, Moroccan Cinema, TangiersStefanie Elvire Van De Peer
What a film!
Bensaidi wins!
No wonder Faouzi Bensaïdi received most of the awards at the 19th edition of the National Film Festival in Tangier from the festival jury: Grand prix du jury; Award for the script (written by Faouzi Bensaïdi); Best female actor for Nadia Kounda; Best male actor for Mouhcine Malzi; Best original music for Mike and Fabien Kourtzer.
Outside the jury, the film also received Prix de la critique awarded by the association of Moroccan critics, and Prix des ciné-clubs from the national association of ciné-clubs.
As the plethora of awards and triumphant accolades from the National Festvial attest, Volubilis is a film that succeeds and satisfies on multiple fronts : with the public in the theater, the festival people, and the cinéphiles (critics and cine-club goers).
Bensaidi introduces Volubilis at FNF
At the National Festival in Tangier, Faouzi Bensaïdi presented Volubilis by describing it as a love story shot in dialogue with the tradition of the Egyptian melodrama – hence his careful attention to music and to structure. As the narrative unfolds, the two protagonists, Malika (Nadia Kounda) and Abdelkader (Mouhcine Malzi) who are in love and poor, will be separated and reunited. Towards the end of the film, there is even a party (in the Egyptian tradition), but it is no wedding with dancing and singing: Bensaïdi twists things with amused irony and the fiesta, instead of a prelude to happiness ever after, leads Malika to the discovery of what her husband has endured. When the haute bourgeoisie feasts, it is on the back of the humble people that it exploits.
Poster Volubilis
The plot is straightforward: Malika and Abdelkader are married. He is a guard in a mall in Meknes, and she finds work as a maid in a bourgeois house owned by a woman whose husband is leaving her. One day, Abdelkader applies the rules and catches a woman brazenly walking past a long line of people waiting for their turn at an office, and orders her to queue up like everyone else. Outraged, the privileged woman vows to take revenge. She does so in the most hurtful way possible, through her husband (played by Bensaïdi himself). The payback for a lower-class man daring to counter a privileged member of the haute bourgeoisie is devastating: individual hogra (humiliation) is explored in all of its possible facets with relentless cruelty.
The filmic narrative also marks a return to the director's native city: Meknes. The city has grown at different speeds depending on where one lives, since Bensaïdi left: the camera walks us in leafy neighborhoods with opulent villas, in dusty ones with huddled houses in various states of decrepitude, in newly built ones with cold, modern, project housing, and downtown with a modern shopping mall – the access to which the administration wants to restrict to wealthy customers. Only once do we escape from Meknes, when Abdelkader and Malika, cramped in the apartment of Abdelkader's family, take a bus to Volubilis and walk among its ruins. Malika and Abdelkader can only share intimate moments away from the stifling home. These moments are imaged in delicate, nuanced ways: close-ups on interlaced fingers, of Abdelkader massaging cream into the hands of his beloved, as well as metonymic, extreme close-ups on the mouths of both protagonists sharing a juice. The latter has the erotic power of Gilda's glove scene.
There is drama, melodrama, humor, beautiful shots and music. Here, the film talks to a wide audience looking for a good story well told.
Malika and Abdelkader in Volubilis
The film also riffs on other cinemas, with shots reminiscent of Rear Window, of Mulholland Drive, Charlie Chaplin, Jacques Tati, as well as quotations from Faouzi's own filmography: just as the killer had covered the on-coming sound of a revolver shot in WWW by opening every single faucet in the lavatory, one after the other, mechanically (like Charlie Chaplin on the assembly line of Modern Times), the boss who orders torture covers the sound in a similar fashion by opening all windows looking onto the hustle and bustle of the street below. Two friends try acting like fundamentalists by putting kohl around their eyes (just as they had in Death for Sale). A couple starts a possible love story over the phone, just like in WWW. Not to mention the actors: Bensaïdi himself appears in the film, along with his spouse, Nezha Rahil, who bring their past roles into the decoding of the characters they play on screen. Here, the film talks to film buffs and to those familiar with Bensaïdi's cinematography. In many ways, the film, solidly anchored locally (Meknes), speaks to an array of people simultaneously, just as Shakespeare did in his plays. The film finds all sorts of ruses to talk to everyone at the same time with impeccable maestria.
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This entry was posted in Advice, Features and tagged Sales on February 13, 2014 by The Small Business Heroes Team.
Getting your product stocked by larger retailers can be a major breakthrough for any small business hero. But the path to the shop shelves of major retailers is a rocky one.
What are large retailers looking for?
It can be really tricky to figure out what retailers actually want from you, so we spoke to a couple of small business owners who successfully got their products into major retailers. John Styring is the CEO of IglooBooks, which now sells to Asda and Sainsbury's – thanks to this, the company's turnover has grown £18m in just five years. Bola Lafe is the co-founder of Aquaint – a sanitiser so safe it can be used on food and on babies' skin from birth, and which is now sold by Boots, Amazon, and that will be sold in Tesco from May. They share their insight into what major retailers are looking for.
Bola advises "Present them with a product that is new and revolutionary." The sanitiser is 100% natural and so gentle that it doesn't matter if babies swallow it, unlike traditional cleaning products. If your product genuinely stands out and offers something different, half the battle is won.
"Ensure that the product is presented well and that the packaging is eye-catching, has a clear message, and properly represents the product," continues Bola. First impressions are made with the eyes, and the eyes of the people you're pitching to will be eyes that aren't easily impressed. Make the product look as professional and inviting as possible – shoving it in a brown paper bag is definitely a no-no. Even if you can't afford a graphic designer, see if you have an arty friend or family member who's willing to dedicate an hour or two on some product design.
"Back up your corporate credibility with accreditations, and back up your product credibility with test data and awards," advises Bola. If applicable, try and get your product tested and accredited, and put in the time to enter awards. This will get you positive press, and get your product in front of important people. With a product such as Aquaint, ensuring that your scientific claims are completely backed up is vital.
Ensure that pricing margins are adequate for a major retailer and distributor. A big supermarket will be selling your product at a lower price – but they'll likely sell more of it. Think of this when you factor in your pricing for the product, and be prepared to offer it for a slightly lower price to remain an attractive prospect.
Enthusiasm is a must – but you can't rely on that to get you through. We spoke to Martin McLaughlin from Love Da Popcorn about how to excel in a pitch. He's got quite some pitching experience – they only ruddy pitched to the Dragons, didn't they? He's extremely busy making new and exciting flavours of popcorn, but we were lucky enough to fire a few questions at him about pitching.
What's the mistake that everybody makes when pitching?
Exaggerating numbers, in particular sales forecasts. It's always good to show the potential within the market, but when you use ridiculously high figures it undermines your business plan.
What's the single most important thing to remember when pitching?
That the person you are pitching to has no idea what your business is when you start. It is easy to get carried away with details when explaining your idea. Keep it simple so that the investor can have a clear understanding of what exactly it is you are pitching. Remember that there will be questions after your pitch that will give you the chance to go into further detail.
How do you best calm pre-pitch nerves?
For about an hour before the pitch I stop rehearsing. I like to reflect on just how cool it is to be pitching your own business. Not many people get to do that, so just enjoy it!
What makes a potential investor sit up and take notice?
For a lot of investors they are investing in the person, more so than the business. Let them know about you, but most importantly show them how hard you have worked for this and how hard you will continue to work. They want to know their money is in good hands.
How long should the perfect pitch be?
That very much depends on what you are presenting and who you are presenting to. I think you should try and keep a presentation under 30 minutes so you can keep the investor's attention. Again remember they will have questions to ask, which quite often opens up an engaging conversation on your plan.
How do you appear confident in your product, but not arrogant?
You need to push the positives of your product for obvious reasons, but you should also be aware of your weaknesses/ the strengths of competitors. Investors know there will be challenges with every project. Showing you are aware of these and that you have a plan to tackle them will demonstrate your awareness and install confidence in the investor.
And finally, Vini Aujla of Vini & Bal's Rustic Indian – curry sauces made from traditional home recipes, now stocked in Sainsbury's – shares her pitching advice.
Go forth and enter – you have until midnight on Sunday 16th February to be Britain's Top Supplier! But remember that if you don't make it, our plucky business heroes above prove that you can get there with time, effort, and an ace product.


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Originally published October 17 2015
Breastfeeding protects babies from formula-induced arsenic poisoning
by David Gutierrez, staff writer
(NaturalNews) Infant formula may be contaminated with arsenic, suggests a study conducted by researchers from Dartmouth College and published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives on February 23.
The study found that breastfed babies had lower levels of arsenic in their urine than formula-fed babies, even in areas where there was little arsenic contamination of local water supplies.
"This study's results highlight that breastfeeding can reduce arsenic exposure even at the relatively low levels of arsenic typically experienced in the United States," co-lead author Kathryn Cottingham said. "This is an important public health benefit of breastfeeding."
Arsenic is a naturally occurring element that is a potent poison and can lead to serious health consequences even in small doses. It has been linked with hormone disruption, cancer and other diseases, and early childhood exposure has been connected with lower birth weight, infant death, and lowered cognitive function.
But prior studies have shown that even when mothers are exposed to high levels of arsenic, breast milk does not contain high levels of the poison. Instead, the body seems to actively filter it out of the milk.
70 percent of arsenic comes from formula
The Dartmouth researchers analyzed urine from 72 six-week old babies born to mothers who had been recruited in January 2009 while pregnant. Seventy percent of the babies were being exclusively breastfed, 13 percent exclusively formula fed and 17 percent being fed on a combination. The highest arsenic levels were found among formula-fed infants, and the lowest among breastfed infants.
The study was conducted in New Hampshire, where 40 percent of the public's drinking water comes from private wells. Unlike with public water supplies, there is no regulation of arsenic levels in private wells. Thus, the arsenic exposure in the formula-fed infants might be expected to come from well water used to reconstitute powdered formula.
Yet after sampling the participants' water supplies and reviewing published data on arsenic levels in area wells, the researchers concluded that an astonishing 70 percent of the arsenic detected in the study actually came from the powdered formula itself.
"In conclusion, our findings suggest that breastfed infants have lower exposure to arsenic than formula-fed infants, even when drinking water arsenic concentrations are low," the researchers wrote.
Although breastfeeding rates in the study were high, this is because the infants were tested at such a young age.
"We predict that population-wide arsenic exposure will increase during the second part of the first year of life as the prevalence of formula-feeding increases," co-lead author Courtney Carignan said.
How to protect your child
In the rare cases where a woman absolutely must formula feed, Cottingham suggests testing the local water supplies to make sure that it is not contaminated with arsenic. Yet this would not protect against contamination in the formula itself.
A healthier option all around, when possible, would be to get human milk from a certified milk bank.
Even after babies or young children have weaned, they remain at risk for arsenic exposure. In a June 2014 report, the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) Committee on Nutrition warned that widespread arsenic contamination of rice poses a particular risk to infants and young children, who are often fed rice-based cereals and beverages. Rice ingredients, such as starch, are also commonly added to infant foods.
"That contributes to high exposure of infants and young children to inorganic arsenic which is two to three times higher than in adults," the report notes.
The report notes that neither the United States nor the European Union currently regulates the arsenic content of foods, not even foods meant for infants.
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in Once Upon a Time, TV Review
Once Upon a Time Season 7 Episode 5 – TV Review
Come on, Season 7. Let's get slightly more interesting.
Step aside, Victoria.
No, seriously. You're an embarrassment.
TL;DR Adelaide Kane shapes up to be more dangerous than her pathetic mother; because she's playing everyone, and actually knows she's Drizella; Sabine and Jacinda fight about a pastry business, but things work out okay; Rogers inches along with his missing girl investigation; the flashbacks show how Tiana came to be a princess of the people.
And she didn't even have to become a frog this time. I mean, I haven't actually seen The Princess and the Frog, but that's what it was about, right?
So we'll actually start with the flashbacks, as they're pretty simple. Tiana's mother is in financial dire straits, so Tiana sets out to find a prince to woo to save her wealth. She encounters the villain from The Princess and the Frog, who I will call Papa Tunde because although I haven't seen TPatF, I have seen The Originals, who points her in the right direction. Except he doesn't, and the prince turns out to be a frog-turned-human who needs to steal a gem from Tiana so Papa Tunde will release his abducted frog lover. Tiana sets aside her pride and helps, pissing Papa Tunde off in the process, and resolves to petition the king at the ball to be better to his people. Aww. Meanwhile in the present, Sabine (Tiana's Hyperion Heights form) gets an idea to sell her pastries for profit out of the chicken shop. Jacinda goes along with it, but Victoria fucks them up, and they fight. But things turn out okay, because who needs financial stability, when you can have friendship? And grease fires. Meanwhile, Adelaide Kane is worn down by Victoria's ceaseless cruelty towards her, and tries to rope Henry into finding out just what Victoria's keeping in her lair. Roni intercepts because of her innate maternal instinct, and although they don't find that captive British woman, Roni does find a photo of herself and child Henry in Storybrooke, which puzzles the fuck out of her and Henry when she shows him. And in another turn, Adelaide returns to the lair later by herself and it is revealed she already knows captive British woman, and she knows that she's actually Drizella, and she's been playing Henry (obv) and her mother all along. Mon dieux. Oh, and Rogers makes some very minor progress with his missing girl investigation.
The girl he's looking for is Fook's daughter, right? And we've assumed that's Alice/Tilly, yes? I don't really care.
Yes, sadly, I don't really care much about what's going on.
It's five episodes into the season, and we're yet to have a proper Roni episode. It's criminal.
But hey, Sabine, bland and idealistic as she may be, does have delicious charisma.
I'm not gonna do to OUaT what I've done to Arrow. Yet.
But get the lead out, OUaT. We need more Lana.
And as much as I'm relishing Victoria's quick descent into obsolescence, because Adelaide is far more compelling, it kind of pisses me off how little impact she even had. She really is just a rehash of Season 1 Regina, but without the charm. Or the weird sexual tension with Emma. Wasteful.
The one subplot I legitimately don't care about is Rogers' investigation. Once Upon a Time should know better than to keep making stories about long lost children. Next.
I appreciate that a forty minute television episode has got to be quick, but Sabine's conclusion jump that she and Jacinda can run a business because her debut pastry pop up shop went okay is pretty irresponsible.
Along with Roni, Henry has seemingly also been demoted to extra. Whose story is this?
The Wreck-It Ralph reference was a groaner.
Oh, and we already knew Victoria/Tremaine's motivations were to do with resurrecting Anastasia, but now that captive British woman's interaction confirms this, we'll need to brace for Victoria's impending villain sob story that turns her into a sympathetic character. Again, Regina already nailed that shit down, honey.
At every turn where Victoria/Tremaine falls flat, I'm reminded by how much I enjoyed Regina. Which makes me happy.
But thank goodness we've got Adelaide to swoop in and take her place. The reveal of her having played Roni by warning captive British woman to hide was one thing, but that she's also been duping her mum because she knows who she really is seals it. She's got much more potential as a villain than Victoria/Tremaine. Let's just hope her motivation isn't also some mopey bullshit about saving Anastasia. With that brat dead, it's Drizella's time to shine, baby.
Papa Tunde also makes for a hammy, fun villain in the flashbacks. It seems that we haven't seen the last of him, and while I don't get the vibe that he'll be a major villain, I wouldn't be opposed to him reappearing in Hyperion Heights to aid Victoria or Adelaide at the right moment.
At the very least, his return would give us another reason to focus on Sabine. Mekia Cox has an endearing stage presence, and I found myself rooting for her, despite her stupidity and naivete. I hope she and Jacinda succeed.
The photo of Regina and Henry should provide those two with the necessary kick up the bum to start actually questioning the world around them. And I have to wonder why Adelaide would have planned to allow Roni to find it. Unless she didn't?
Victoria does get one nice moment this episode, as she somehow procures a bag of Sabine's pastries and seems to enjoy them. Right before ordering the hit on the chicken shop.
We also learn from Victoria's interaction with captive British woman that the woman is actually giving Victoria advice on how to resurrect Anastasia. Which, because this is fucking OUaT, is to stamp out Lucy's belief in magic. But I'll take it.
Oh, and I don't have anything else important to say, so here's Mekia Cox's radiant face.
If we're going to swap out villains, then why not protagonists?
Tags: Adelaide Kane, captive British woman, Dr Facilier, Drizella, henry, i just hate everything, ijusthateeverything, Jacinda, Once Upon a Time, ouat, Papa Tunde, regina, Rogers, Roni, sabine, The Princess and the Frog, Tiana, victoria, Wreck-It Ralph
3 responses to "Once Upon a Time Season 7 Episode 5 – TV Review"
SlayerNina Fansub (@slayernina) says : November 7, 2017 at 1:08 pm
What can I say, as a broken millenial, I'm on the wagon of the power of friendship solves financial troubles. But I won't forget they didn't place Tiana in the campy Cruella's 20s. Liked the frog twist, though.
Also, step back, bitches. Drizella is becoming the new Regina with more sass and modern references. I'm ok with that.
ijusthateeverything says : November 8, 2017 at 10:46 am
It's a shame she didn't get to keep her real Aussie accent. Then she could have been the true successor to the eternal bad bitch of OUaT: Lacey.
Once Upon a Time Season 7 Episode 12 – TV Review | I Just Hate Everything - March 11, 2018


Once a quarter we feature a Holden student. Today, we'd like to introduce you to Carlo, a sophomore at Holden High School.
Why did you decide to come to Holden?
What do you like about Holden?
How has Holden helped you?
How would you describe Holden?
What are your plans after Holden?
ProTools (sound recording), because I get to produce my own music.
Listening to music: (Rock: AC/DC, 90's hip-hop), playing guitar: electric + acoustic), and cooking traditional Mexican dishes.
Thank you for getting to know Carlo, a sophomore at Holden High School.


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Though components with hard edges and 'squared-up' forms do not present any real production problems to the die caster, it is unrealistic to expect the same quality of surface finish on such parts as is attainable with the more rounded form. Furthermore, rejects will certainly be higher with sharp edged forms and maximum strength will not be developed because stresses set up during contraction are localised at the angles instead of being spread evenly throughout the structure. Also, sharp outside corners are stress raisers and are prone to cracking so that the die life is reduced.
Generous radii and the provision of the maximum draft allowances compatible with the function of the component, are among the most valuable contributions the designer can make to the economical production of any die cast component. Well-radiused corners reduce stress concentrations, and adequate draft minimizes the risk of distortion, or further stressing, when the casting is ejected. Given these two essentials, the most intricate castings can be produced successfully; without them, the simplest part is troublesome to maunfacture.
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Real estate inspector: Whether you're representing buyers who want to know the condition of a home or helping sell an older home and need a comprehensive list of its defects, you'll need a qualified and experienced home inspector to perform a thorough inspection. The California Real Estate Inspection Association provides a convenient search tool that allows you find a professional in your area.
Real estate appraiser: In order to accurately establish an asking price, you might need the services of a real estate appraiser. He or she determines the value of a property — including the land and the structures on it — by verifying its features, assessing its condition, taking external and environmental considerations into account and comparing it to other properties in the same area. The California Department of Consumer Affairs Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers provides a search tool that allows you to look for licensed real estate appraisers in your area.
Mortgage lenders: Although the majority of your clients will have spoken with a mortgage lender before looking for a new home, some may still need some assistance. For this reason, it's useful to have contacts at mortgage lenders — such as Peak Finance Company — to whom you can refer clients for mortgage financing in Los Angeles, if needed.
Title company: A title company verifies that the title to a property belongs solely to a seller in a real estate transaction and that nobody else has any claims to it. In many cases, a title company also provides title insurance, which provides coverage in the event any liens or encumbrances come to light after the completion of the transaction and challenge the buyer's ownership. It's useful to have one or more title companies that you work with on a consistent basis.
Escrow company: An escrow company collects the documents and financial assets that pertain to a sale and holds them until the actual transaction takes place. A licensed — or independent — escrow company like Escrow Hub has to abide by strict regulations to provide escrow services in Los Angeles. You can look for escrow companies that are licensed by the California Department of Business Oversight here.
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using System.Linq;
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using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;

using AjaxPro;

using ASC.Core;
using ASC.Core.Tenants;
using ASC.MessagingSystem;
using ASC.Web.Core.Utility.Settings;
using ASC.Web.Studio.Core;
using ASC.Web.Studio.PublicResources;
using ASC.Web.Studio.UserControls.Statistics;
using ASC.Web.Studio.Utility;

namespace ASC.Web.Studio.UserControls.Management
{
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    public partial class MailDomainSettings : UserControl
    {
        public const string Location = "~/UserControls/Management/MailDomainSettings/MailDomainSettings.ascx";

        protected Tenant _currentTenant = null;
        protected StudioTrustedDomainSettings _studioTrustedDomainSettings;
        protected bool _enableInviteUsers;
        protected bool _tenantAccessAnyone;
        protected string HelpLink { get; set; }

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        {
            AjaxPro.Utility.RegisterTypeForAjax(GetType());

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        public object SaveMailDomainSettings(TenantTrustedDomainsType type, List<string> domains, bool inviteUsersAsVisitors)
        {
            try
            {
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                        type = TenantTrustedDomainsType.None;
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Sorrento sits on a spectacular clifftop perch, overlooking Mount Vesuvius and the shimmering Bay of Naples. In the other direction, the resort is backed by mountains and their dizzying switchback roads, which twist through the heart of the Sorrentine Peninsula towards the cliff-hugging towns of Positano and Amalfi.
With lavish hotels, iconic views and trees heavy with oranges and lemons, Sorrento was once one of Italy's most exclusive and expensive resorts. Today, it's mostly used as a sunny base from which to visit nearby attractions – but the jewels within Sorrento's own city walls deserve a little more attention.
The old town has retained much of its timeless allure, and while there's no shortage of grand hotels and fancy restaurants, there are also plenty of budget lodgings, rustic places to eat and local buses that will help keep costs down while uncovering the authentic side to this seaside town.
Bag a bargain holiday to this Italian stunner.
The most budget-friendly hotels in Sorrento are also the most conveniently located – in and around the historic town centre. The hotels become grander and pricier nearer the sea, but there are some excellent low-cost options near Piazza Tasso and the main pedestrianised drag of Corsa Italia.
Casa Astarita, for example, is a family-run B&B that occupies an elegant 18th-century palace in the heart of the old town. The six ensuite guest rooms are simple but charming, and prices start at around £54 per night. A more modern option is Magi House Relais. This is a small boutique hotel between Piazza Tasso and the harbour, where boats leave for excursions to Capri and Ischia, and breakfast is served on the terrace. Doubles from £69 per night.
For those looking for a no-frills option, Palazzo Tasso is a good budget hotel on a quiet street behind Corsa Italia. The eleven rooms are decorated in a minimalist style, and each has a little balcony. The staff are wonderfully helpful and friendly. Excellent quality doubles with breakfast start at £42.
The easiest way to eat cheaply in Sorrento is to opt for pizza, which will almost always cost under €10 – even in a restaurant. Pizzeria Da Franco (Corso Italia, 265; +39 081 877 2066) serves the best pizza in town, and patrons sit elbow-to-elbow along shared wooden tables. The pizza bases are made in the Sorrentine way, which is crispier than those from Naples and served in a tin tray.
When you get bored of pizza, head to AZZ! Tavern (Corso Italia, 14) for tasty, home cooked dishes. It's a bit of an institution in Sorrento, run by a very passionate family and frequented by tourists and locals alike. The service is brisk – not a spot for a lingering romantic meal – but for inexpensive local fare, it's one of the best.
For a waterside setting with a beautiful view of Vesuvius across the bay, Trattoria Da Emilia (Via Marina Grande, 62) offers big portions of simple but tasty food – think seafood pasta, fried fish, caprese salad – for extremely reasonable prices. This is no secret, so expect to wait for a table.
Some of the best things to do in Sorrento are free, including the breathtaking coastal hikes. There are many different routes of varying length and difficulty, and the paths are well signposted. Try the scenic ninety minute hike (one way) from Sorrento to Massa Lubrense, where there are plenty of cafes to stop for a drink and frequent buses back to Sorrento.
It is free to enter Sorrento's Duomo, which has a fantastic frescoed exterior and a triple tiered bell tower. There's also no charge to get into the 14th century Chiesa di San Francesco, whose tranquil cloisters are well worth a visit. The Correale Museum has a wonderful collection of artefacts, Neapolitan paintings, ceramics, Greek and Roman artefacts over four floors. The garden is also lovely, and entrance is €8.
As is typical in Italy, the beaches here (Marina Grande and Marina Piccola) charge an entrance fee. Instead, follow the locals to Bagni Regina Giovanna a little further down the coast. It's better for swimming, and entrance is free.
For stunning views of the nearby Amalfi Coast, and to truly appreciate its beauty, it's worth taking a boat around to Positano or Amalfi. Organised trips can start at €40pp and usually stop at both of the aforementioned towns. There are operators everywhere offering trips, so it's a case of shopping around for the best price.
Sorrento is small enough to explore by foot. The old town is situated high on a cliff, while the port and beach areas of Marina Piccola and Marina Grande are set on the water below. It's a steep climb, so you might prefer to take a bus back up again. Remember to buy a ticket in advance from a tabaccaio (newsagent) as they can't be purchased onboard.
Avoid the pricey organised tours to Pompeii and Herculaneum – these places are easy to reach on public transport. The best way to get from Sorrento to Pompeii is on the Circumvesuviana train. It's the main commuter line to Naples so can get busy, but the journey takes less than 30 minutes and costs around €2. Pompei Villa dei Misteri station is close to the main entrance of Pompeii.
The cheapest way to get from Sorrento to the Amalfi Coast is by bus from Circumvesuviana station in Sorrento. Sit on the right for the best views. Taxis are expensive, so it's best to avoid them.
Sorrento is a small place with a lot of visitors, and as such it's a good idea to reserve a table for dinner in advance – even if you pop in during the day or the day before – to ensure you get a seat.
If you plan to take day trips from Sorrento by bus, it's worth buying an unlimited-use daily ticket. It's just under eight euros, and can be used right along the Amalfi Coast. If you hop on a ferry to Capri, sit on the left for the best view.
Entrance is free for children and many of the historical sites in the region – just remember to take their passports.
If you suffer from motion sickness, the cheap SITA bus to Amalfi Coast might not be for you. The journey takes over an hour, the buses are always crowded and the road is windy.
When is the cheapest time to go to Sorrento?
Sorrento's long tourist season officially begins at Easter and runs right through to the end of September.
Prices are much lower in early spring, temperatures are perfect for walking (even during the hottest hours in the middle of the day), there are fewer tourists, and the town starts to come into fragrant bloom.
Both March and April are wonderful months to visit.
From hidden beaches to home cooking, you'll fall under Italy's spell when you discover some lesser-known sides to this marvellous country.


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Adventures from the People's Trail
myATstory Season 2
Watch the second season of inspiring tales from the Appalachian Trail, featuring unique individuals describing how the A.T. has changed their lives forever — and how they are giving back to the A.T.
At the end of their freshman year, all students at St. Benedict's must participate in a backpacking project that culminates in a five-day trip on the Appalachian Trail starting at High Point, N.J., and ending at Delaware Water Gap, Pa.
Once a struggling mountain community, the town of Damascus, Virginia has become an inseparable part of the Appalachian Trail's identity.
A Lasting Legacy: Dave Field's Story
Meet Dave Field, the Appalachian Trail legend who has been maintaining the Trail in Maine for over 50 years — and he wants to inspire a new generation of A.T. lovers to do the same.
Voices from the Mountains
Large landscape conservation means maintaining not only the federally protected A.T. footpath and its corridor, but also protecting the areas surrounding the Trail.
In 2013, Vietnam War veteran Don "All the Way" Lenc began a thru-hike of the A.T. In the face of the physical and emotional challenges — and even a broken arm — Don was able to find something beautiful: a sense of peace.
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) organization. Our CFC number: 12230. Our Tax ID number: 526046689.


The Wellington Night Shelter provides emergency and transitional accommodation for men experiencing homelessness and supports them in their recovery. We pride ourselves on the support, care and positive impact we provide to the lives of people who are experiencing homelessness and we constantly strive towards our goal of supporting guests into permanent accommodation.
We're committed to the Te Mahana strategy for ending homelessness and to help us in our mission we are looking to fill roles as: Support Worker and Night Support Worker.
As a Support or Night Support Worker for the Wellington Night Shelter, you will welcome and provide a safe, stable environment for guests, assisting them with a range of support needs. You will provide care for the well-being of others and make sound decisions, assessing and responding to crisis/risk in a calm manner. Building appropriate, supportive, professional relationships with guests, staff and our community is essential.
It's a broad role and you'll provide various other tasks such as: completing forms, writing shift & client notes, supporting with laundry and responsive cleaning duties and collecting rent payments from guests.
These roles offer various shift opportunities. The night shelter is open 24 hours a day, every day so we have opportunities for day & night shifts, both part and full time with shifts available on various days of the week.
Additionally, you will be required to have good numerical and basic computer skills.
This role is particularly suited to people with experience of working in the social care sector or people studying towards social work, mental health, addiction, care or other related qualifications. However, training is provided so this role could also suit people with excellent communication, customer services and problem-solving skills, such as those developed in the hospitality sector.
If this role sounds like you and you want to be part of the team, apply with your CV and cover letter by Midday Thursday 26th October to Nicola@humankind.nz.


Along a busy road in Calvert County, Md., a crop is being harvested this week that may surprise some: Tobacco.
OWINGS, Md. – Along a busy road in Calvert County, Md., a crop is being harvested this week that may surprise some: Tobacco.
"This stuff made southern Maryland what it is," tobacco farmer S. L. Brady told WTOP.
Twelve years after the state of Maryland began paying farmers not to grow tobacco and urging them to switch to other crops, Brady is still going.
Brady farms about 40 acres of what's called Type 31 burley tobacco along Chaneyville Road near Route 4 in Owings.
"We used to grow Type 32, which was Maryland-type tobacco, but after the state buyout the poundage got so low, the market dried up, and Philip Morris came along with a contract wanting us to grow this kind so the few of us that were left, this is what we grow," Brady said.
In all, Brady said he grows tobacco, corn, soybeans and wheat on 550 acres in the county — much of which is on rented ground.
"Per acre, there's a lot of work, but there's a lot of money to be made right there," he said.
Brady called this year's batch of tobacco "excellent" and said he expects to make about $5,000 an acre before figuring in labor costs.
Brady only knows about two other tobacco farmers in Calvert County, but said the crop is more popular in St. Mary's County — especially among Amish farmers.
Brady said he has not ethical problems with growing tobacco.
"I smoked up until two years ago. Nobody has held anybody down and made them smoke a cigarette. They went to the store and bought them under their own free will. It's still a legal crop, legal product. No, I have no quarrel growing it," he said.
Brady, who's 40, said he plans to continue farming for as long as he can.
"I don't want to do anything else. There are days that I could just walk away from it for the day because nothing goes right, but no. It's what I want to do, even through the toughest of times, a farmer's theory is next year will always be better. No matter how bad this one was, next year's got to be better," he said.
Brady said he hopes his son eventually takes over the family farm which is named High Hopes.


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Dobbs and Drew
You are here: Home / Our Customers / Dobbs and Drew
Startup Law firm Dobbs & Drew delivers increased cost efficiency with 'user-friendly' Insight Legal Software
Dobbs & Drew is a Property Law firm specialising in Residential Conveyancing. Based in Gloucestershire, the firm aims to provide a first class legal service to all of its clients from its local Forest of Dean office.
The Law Firm
Founded in March 2016 by Co-Directors Lisa Dobbs and Sue Drew, the firm helps clients to get the legal process right when moving property, offering services such as land and property searches, arranging contracts, exchanging funds and ensuring that the ownership of the property is clear throughout.
Its team of two practitioners is dedicated to helping clients to move house in a quick and hassle-free manner and providing ongoing support throughout the conveyancing process. To ensure these services are fulfilled, Dobbs & Drew sought to implement legal software that offered them extensive case and legal accounts management functions at reasonable cost and a user-friendly system to help the team deliver a quality service to its clients.
The Requirements
Launching as a start up Law firm three years ago, Dobbs & Drew was seeking to drive maximum value at low cost in all areas of the business. This need to drive down company spend and improve operational efficiency transcended into Dobbs & Drew's fast-developing infrastructure and became significant factors when the small team began its search for a legal software solution.
Lisa Dobbs, Director at Dobbs & Drew comments on the firm's legal software requirements at the very early stages of its development: "When myself and my Co-Director decided to start up a new law firm, we knew that we needed to find a legal software system which was primarily cost-effective, but also wasn't overly-complicated for us and our staff to install and get to grips with quickly. We both had experience of using other practice management systems previously, which had generally consisted of a high set-up cost and also lacked the features needed to handle legal accounts easily within the same solution as our case and practice management tasks.
"As a small business, we knew that having a limited software like this in place could prohibit our practitioners from handling client cases and accounts effectively and delivering the best service possible. We were therefore very conscious to weigh up cost, functionality and ease-of-use when determining which legal software was able to meet the needs of our staff and the expectations set for our clients."
Insight Legal provides software which enables firms and their practitioners to complete daily case management, legal accounts and practice management duties through one centralised, user-friendly system. Offering a range of intelligent reporting and document generation and storage capabilities, the software is designed to alleviate much of the heavy-lifting associated with managing case files and accounts, helping users to improve productivity through greater operational efficiency.
In addition to its software, Insight Legal's experienced team of industry practitioners also offers full training and support to each of its users, in order to educate them on the features available and help them to take advantage of the system in a way which best fits the needs of each individual firm.
"We were introduced to Insight Legal after the company's Head of Training and Support Services, Deborah Edwards gave a training session at one of my mother's businesses. After arranging a full demonstration of the software, we saw for ourselves just how simple its interface was to use and complete daily case and account management tasks", Lisa commented. "With time-saving also a huge priority for our small team, we found that Insight Legal's system offered us the ability to manage all areas of our practice and legal accounts in one, accessible platform – a benefit that we realised we had missed out on with previous systems."
The company fully implemented Insight Legal's software in March 2016, adopting its full suite of case management, legal accounts and practice management solutions. "After seeing the system first-hand, we determined that Insight Legal offered us the tools we needed to perform many of our day-to-day activities effectively and reduce the time spent on completing tasks, such as generating reports.
"Although we do employ separate systems to manage specific areas such as stamp duty and completion statements on behalf of our clients, we knew that Insight Legal offered us an array of features at a very effective cost to the business and was ultimately the best fit for our practice and current position in the market. Additionally, the Insight Legal team also provided training and support throughout the installation process and beyond, which helped to get our team up to speed with the software quickly."
As a small team, providing excellent client services and managing every stage of a case in good time was essential to Dobbs & Drew's early growth. Selecting Insight Legal as its primary legal software provider has allowed them to work towards delivering on these demands and drive maximum value across their practice, through greater ease of use and the time savings made by its staff members as a result.
"Since taking the decision to introduce Insight Legal's system across our firm, we have seen a remarkable reduction in the amount of time it takes to carry out standard practice duties. This is purely down to the simplicity of being able to handle both our accounts and case management in one, extremely user-friendly system. With the software in place, jobs such as managing client funds and generating financial reports can be completed swiftly and with minimal complications, improving the productivity of our staff and ultimately the satisfaction of our clients.
"Providing us with an inexpensive set of tools to work effectively has also enabled us to reduce the firm's monthly outgoings and we now are able to invest in the software for every member of staff, which we hadn't been able to do before with other, more costly platforms. The support Insight Legal's system offers us on a daily basis is also incomparable. As a result, we're now looking to continue driving the return on our investment, by leveraging other elements we have been overlooked to date – simply due to the nature of our small, growing practice.
"Insight Legal has been fundamental to our efforts to save time and costs across our practice, and will continue to play a huge role in enabling our team of experts to achieve our aim of a first class legal service for every client, both now and in the future."


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Spare Change may refer to:

 Spare Change News, a street newspaper founded in 1992 and published in Cambridge, Massachusetts
 Spare Change (novel), a 2007 crime novel by Robert B. Parker
 Spare Change Payments, an online payments company
 Spare Change (video game), a 1983 video game for various home computer models.
 "Spare Chaynge", song by Jefferson Airplane
 Spare Change (film), a 2015 American comedy film

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import { spawnSync } from 'child_process';

// A modification of https://github.com/electron/node-rcedit to support the retrieval
// of information.

export function getVersionString(
  executablePath: string,
  versionString: string,
): string | undefined {
  let rcedit = path.resolve(
    __dirname,
    '..',
    '..',
    '..',
    'node_modules',
    'rcedit',
    'bin',
    process.arch === 'x64' ? 'rcedit-x64.exe' : 'rcedit.exe',
  );
  const args = [executablePath, `--get-version-string`, versionString];

  const spawnOptions = {
    env: { ...process.env },
  };

  // Use Wine on non-Windows platforms except for WSL, which doesn't need it
  if (process.platform !== 'win32' && !os.release().endsWith('Microsoft')) {
    args.unshift(rcedit);
    rcedit = process.arch === 'x64' ? 'wine64' : 'wine';
    // Suppress "fixme:" stderr log messages
    spawnOptions.env.WINEDEBUG = '-all';
  }
  try {
    const child = spawnSync(rcedit, args, spawnOptions);
    const result = child.output?.toString().split(',wine: ')[0];
    return result.startsWith(',') ? result.substr(1) : result;
  } catch {
    return undefined;
  }
}


All four weeks of Skills and Drills will involve handgun shooting drills, in addition the third week of every month will feature carbine shooting drills. If you are unable to participate with a rifle in week three, please come prepared with your handgun.
All shooters participating with a handgun are required to bring a holster.
All shooters participating with a rifle are required to bring a sling and chamber flag (available for purchase).
Take a tour in The Heritage Guild of Easton by starting at our tactical range.


Rotterdam is a city that attracts a lot of international students. RRelocation can help you find a suitable and affordable students homes in Rotterdam with access to the educational facilities such as the Erasmus University. On this page you can read a bit more about our methodology, for specific questions about housing and education in Rotterdam feel free to contact us.
Look for appropriate housing in Rotterdam.
Show you around the potential accommodations.
We can provide you with photographs or video if you can't be there in person.
We will take care of the negotiations and rental contracts.
The required utilities will be arranged for you.
In addition we can take care of your travel requirements, provide furnishes apartments in Rotterdam for your convenience, take care of the administrative actions and we can tell you how and where to travel in Rotterdam. You are welcome to contact us for more information.
For Dutch standards Rotterdam is a large city. If you are new to this area your first experience can be daunting. Don't worry, if you need a guide to get you settled RRelocation is there for you. For instance, you will need to register yourself as a citizen of Rotterdam at the municipality. A lot of services are handled online, you will need a DigiD account for that. You can get around the city with public transportation, but as you know The Netherlands is famous for our bicycle culture. Speaking of culture, if you want to know more about cultural highlights or leisure activities we have some great suggestions for you!


At Heathermount, students who are following the Key Stage 3 curriculum have a variety of learning experiences. We provide core and foundation subjects within the National Curriculum, but this is just one element in the education of the student. Other learning experiences include; Speech and Language sessions, Horticulture, Drama, Skills for Working Life and Catering. In addition, students begin to develop their portfolio of qualifiactions within this stage of their education. On the right hand-side are links to the subjects where you will find greater depth of the aims of the programmes of study and the curriculum map for the current academic year.
If you need further information regarding the Key Stage 3 curriculum please do not hesitate to contact the school.


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The FEC's Interpretation of the Press Exemption Is Almost Certainly Unconstitutional
September 14, 2020 • By Zac Morgan • Blog • Press Freedom
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The Institute for Free Speech filed an amicus curiae brief last week before the federal district court in the District of Columbia in support of no party in the dispute. Why?
Under our federal campaign finance laws, any person can bring a complaint upon suspicion of wrongdoing, and the Federal Election Commission must review it. A frequent filer of such complaints is the Campaign Legal Center (CLC), which roves across news and disclosure reports in search of violations. CLC recently filed such a complaint about the 2016 campaign of Hillary Clinton, alleging that its cozy relationship with an independent group called Correct the Record (CTR) constituted illegal coordination. The FEC dismissed this complaint, and CLC brought a lawsuit seeking a court order forcing the Commission to accept the complaint's theory of wrongdoing.
As a quick refresher, groups like Correct the Record are permitted to raise and spend unlimited sums of money on advocacy, so long as they don't coordinate with a candidate's campaign. If Correct the Record took its marching orders from the Clinton campaign, large swaths of its activity would be considered coordinated expenditures subject to contribution limits.
But our brief isn't about that question – hence filing in support of no party. Rather, we noticed an alarming sentence in an opinion by the judge assigned to hear the case, and we wished to, if you will, "correct the record."
The Clinton campaign and Correct the Record briefly asserted to the FEC that CTR's activities were exempt from regulation under the so-called press or media exemption. Although this defense wasn't the reason for the FEC's dismissal of CLC's complaint, Judge James E. "Jeb" Boasberg weighed in on the issue in denying the Clinton campaign's motion to dismiss the case. Specifically, Judge Boasberg opined that the federal media exemption – the immunity from campaign finance law that lets CNN and Fox News hustle for their preferred candidates in November – is "for the media" as a class.
Troublingly, Judge Boasberg's formulation is technically correct. (The best kind of correct, some would say.) Since the 1980s, the FEC has interpreted the press exemption as serving the needs of the institutional press in particular. This application relies on a likely unconstitutional reading of that statute, one that cannot be squared with the Press Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The Press Clause protects every American's right to publish, not just legacy media outlets. We filed our brief to make this point and advise the court against taking the FEC's (mis)understanding of the exemption's reach as gospel.
Many Americans undoubtedly read the First Amendment's prohibition against federal laws "abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press" with a modern lens and assume that the "press" protected by those words is the institutional press – i.e., the legacy media. Or guys wearing hats with a card reading "press" tucked into the hatband. You can be forgiven for thinking so. Justice Potter Stewart, who famously observed that he knew obscenity when he saw it, viewed the Press Clause this way, as "extend[ing] protection to an institution." In Stewart's view, "[t]he publishing business is, in short, the only organized private business that is given explicit constitutional protection."
But this is absolutely wrong. A better understanding of the relationship between the Speech and Press Clauses is that the protection of free speech applies to what comes out of one's mouth, and the free press guarantee protects what one writes and distributes. In Citizens United, the Supreme Court put a stake through the heart of Justice Stewart's misunderstanding, stating "[t]here is no precedent supporting laws that attempt to distinguish between corporations which are deemed to be exempt as media corporations and those which are not. 'We have consistently rejected the proposition that the institutional press has any constitutional privilege beyond that of other speakers.'" 558 U.S. at 352 (emphasis supplied).
This is not to say the press exemption does not protect "press activities." It just means the FEC cannot interpret the law to privilege a specific class of businesses. (Although, as we observed in our brief, if applying campaign finance obligations to the media "brings about a feeling of trepidation… that might say something about the comprehensive onerousness of our political speech rules.")
The FEC's likely unconstitutional interpretation of the press exemption is unlikely to be addressed by Judge Boasberg in this case. Our brief simply advised the court to steer clear of the issue and review the FEC's dismissal on its own terms, which focused solely on CLC's theory of coordination.
But some future court will have to settle the matter eventually. When they do, hopefully they will know what to do with the press exemption when they see it.
Zac Morgan
https://www.ifs.org/author/zmorgan/
Judge Neil Gorsuch: Good Guys, Bad Guys, the Media, and the First Amendment
January 31, 2017 • By David Keating • Blog • Press Freedom, Supreme Court
Hon. Neil Gorsuch United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2006-Present) This post examines four opinions Judge Neil Gorsuch wrote or joined ...
Can America Survive Half Censored/Half Free? Thoughts on "The Path to 9/11"
September 11, 2006 • By Brad Smith • Blog • Press Freedom
CCP Chairman Bradley Smith offers some provocative thoughts on efforts to censor the ABC docudrama, "The Path to 9/11," and notes that demands to censor ...


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Man City deny players' song linked to Reds
May 15, 2019 Editorial IV Sports 0
Manchester City have denied accusations their players celebrated winning the Premier League with a chant relating to Liverpool fan Sean Cox or the Hillsborough tragedy.
A video emerged on social media on Tuesday which appeared to show City players and staff singing a distasteful version of Liverpool's 'Allez, Allez, Allez' song as they travelled on a plane following Sunday's victory at Brighton which clinched the title.
The song, which City fans had changed the lyrics to, makes reference to Liverpool fans "crying in the stands" and being "battered on the streets" at last year's Champions League final in Kiev, which Liverpool lost 3-1 to Real Madrid. It also contains the lyric "victims of it all".
Liverpool fan Cox was attacked by Roma supporters ahead of their Champions League semi-final at Anfield.
A Manchester City statement insisted the song in question has been a regular chant during the 2018-19 season and refers to the 2018 UEFA Champions League final in Kiev.
"Any suggestion that the lyrics relate to Sean Cox or the Hillsborough tragedy is entirely without foundation," the statement added.
Reports also suggested the song referred to City captain Vincent Kompany injuring Mohamed Salah earlier in the season.
Liverpool have chosen not to comment on the video.
City's win over Brighton ensured they retained the title by a point from second-placed Liverpool.
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S/ East govs condemn Rivers massacre – Umahi
January 3, 2018 Editorial IV Politics 0
The South East Governors' Forum has condemned the New Year killings in Omoku, the headquarters of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government area of Rivers State. Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Ebonyi state, Chief David Umahi, […]
Buhari condoles with Ghana over gas explosion
October 10, 2017 Abdullahi M. Gulloma News 0
By Abdullahi M. Gulloma Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with President Nana Akufo-Addo, the Government and people of Ghana on the gas explosions in the Legon suburb of Accra on Saturday, October 7, […]
4 Children inhale generator fume, die in Bayelsa
March 18, 2019 Editorial IV News, Top Stories 0
Four children have lost their lives after inhaling poisonous carbon-monoxide fume expelled from a generator that powered their house. The incident was said to have occurred on Saturday at Aghoro II community in Ekeremor Local […]


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Baltazar Rodríguez is an enthusiastic widower man, owner of a farm by the sea in southern Chile. However, a sudden heart attack causes Baltazar's family alerts get activated. His three children want him to move to the capital where they all live, but he decides to show them that he is too young to retire and too old to change. MORE
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Santiago García, a handsome groom left at the altar, becomes viral nationwide as the #poorguy, when an ambitious advertising businessman auction him off to become the "new husband" of a lucky woman, who will also win fabulous prizes. However, Santiago realizes that he has fallen in love with another woman, and that it is too late to stop the campaign. MORE


Our annual family summer vacations were never a far distance from home, but camping on Hornby Island felt like being in a whole other world. Rolling fields, white sandy beaches, aquamarine water and locals with character were all part of the experience. It was a virtually untouched – and unheard of – slice of paradise.
Each summer for more years than I can remember, spending a week on Hornby Island was a priority for our family. Our first outing was a straight-up learning curve, having neglected to bring tarps only to be caught in a downpour on our first night. After that trip, we became well experienced and well prepared campers, skills I hope have been passed on to me.
Yesterday I excitedly booked three nights in July at the very same campsite that was the site of the downpour. J has never been to Hornby Island and I'm giddy with anticipation over stretched-out days on the beach, bike rides to Helliwell Park, ice cold beers from the cooler and more campfire s'mores than I can dare to stuff in my mouth.
It's always better to take just what you need instead of too much. Make a detailed list and consider whether you truly need an artillery of make-up or a stack of magazines. Get in touch with nature… naturally!
Weather on the coast is unpredictable: sunny one day, pouring rain the next. Bring appropriate attire and lots of socks!
Always obey fire regulations! Forest fires are common in the summertime, so if there's a ban, respect the forest. That also means butting out cigarettes.
Book early! Camping is a popular activity among Islanders and campsites fill up incredibly fast.
Dogs are part of the family and love to vacation too. Though Jordy will stay with my mom, if your dog tags along, there are safety rules to follow. Keep your dog well hydrated with plenty of shade and space to rest. The sun affects them too. Also never, ever leave your dog unattended at the campsite – especially where there's wildlife!
Water can be a scarce commodity during summer months, especially on gulf islands and on the west coast. Bring as much bottled water as you're able to.
"Keep your chips in your tent, 'cause deer really like salt & vinegar." – Devon D.
"Lots of tarps… and bring firewood." – Kathy M.
"Put a flannel sheet in your sleeping bag, it will keep you extra warm, and rolls up nice with your bag." – Debbie R.
Got any great tips to share? Add them below!
I've read that Citronella is a bear attractant so.. if you're in bear country it's best to avoid using it.
If you can, dig a little moat around your tent (or ground tarp) and have it lead (downslope) away from your tent. If it rains, it iwll hopefully keep your tent floor dyer as it should lead the rain water away.
Preparing for rain is definitely one thing I've learned while camping in Vancouver! You just never know when those clouds are going to open up!
It's also handy to go camping with a couple of true woodsmen (Dario & Pat) who have every swiss army knife, pot, pan, tarp, fire starter, and tent you can imagine! Those two are prepared for anything.
If you're car-camping and not concerned about weight, don't bring a case of bottled water. It creates too much unnecessary waste. Instead, buy a large 18L jug and fill it from the tap before you go. When you're not using it for camping, you can keep it as part of your emergency preparedness kit at home. Also, if where you're camping is backwoods and/or doesn't have washrooms, make sure to pack a spade so that you can dig a cat hole for using the bathroom in.


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Marlo Safi Joins ISI as National Director of Student Programs
July 27, 2021 By The Editors
Wilmington, DE—The Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) announced today that Marlo Safi has joined ISI as National Director of Student Programs.
Safi begins the role in August 2021 and will be based at ISI's headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware. She was previously a journalist at the Daily Caller, where she covered culture and education, and she is a 2021 Publius Fellow at the Claremont Institute.
"As a college student, ISI gave me an indispensable education centered on the 'permanent things,' " Safi said. "I'm elated to join the team that is working to further this reach to ambitious students at a time when many universities have shirked their responsibility to inspire free intellectual inquiry."
Safi graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied political science and poetry. As an undergraduate, she was awarded ISI's DeVos Freedom Center Leadership Award. She also founded an ISI-sponsored student publication and earned two Columbia Journalism Awards in college. After graduation, Safi served as an ISI Collegiate Network fellow at National Review.
ISI president John A. Burtka IV said: "We are thrilled to bring Marlo aboard. With her talent, her passion for ISI's mission, and her experience with all aspects of the ISI student program, she is well positioned to help ISI identify and educate talented student leaders—students like Marlo herself, who hunger for an education in liberty and a vibrant like-minded community that they can't find at their own schools."
Safi is a freelance writer and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, National Review, The Spectator, and the University Bookman, among other publications.
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